Plow gage and guide



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W. HQVAMMONS. PLOW GAGBAND GUIDE. No. 291,662. 'y Patented Jams; 1884.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM HENRY AMMONS, OF LITTLE ROCK, SOUTH CAROLINA.

PLOW GAGE AND GUIDE.

, SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent N0. 291,662, datedJanuary 8, 1884. Application filed December 4, 1883. (No model.)

.To aZZwi/om it may concern:

Beit known that I, WILLIAM H. AMMoNs, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Little Rock, in the county of Marion and State ofSouth Carolina, have invented certain new and 'useful Improvements inPlow Gages and Guides; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enableothers skilled in the art to which it ap pertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,

which form a part of this specification, and inV which- Figure l is aperspective rear view of a plow of ordinary construction provided withmy improved plow gage and guide, showing the gage adjusted to cause theplow to cut a shallow furrow. Fig. 2 is a perspective rear view showingthe wedgeblock, which forms the seat for the gage, moved down to itslowest point to increase the shallowness of the furrow cut by the plow.Fig. 3 is a perspective rear view showing the gage adjusted to cause theplow to cut a deep furrow. Fig. 4 is a similar view, showing thewedge-block moved up to its highest point to increase the depth of thefurrow cut by the plow; and Figs. 5 and 6 are perspective detail viewsof the gage and wedgefblock, respectively.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thegures.

My invention has relation to adjustable gages and guides for plows,adapted to gage the depth of the furrow cut by the plow, and also guidethe course of the same; and it consists in the improved constructionandlcombination of parts of the same, as will be hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed. y

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the plow-standard, B theplow-beam, and C the plowshare, the above-mentioned parts being old, andforming no portion of my present invention.

D represents the wedge-block, which is provided with a longitudinalslot, D', and has one of its sides made straight to adapt it to fitagainst the rear sideof the plow-standard, while its opposite side ismade concave to form a seat for the gage E.

E represents the gage and guide, that side or partof it which bears oriits against the wedgeblock D being made convex, or formin the segmentof a circle, for the purpose hereinafter described. The convex side orpart of the gage is provided with a vertical slot, E', the bolt whichsecures the plowshare C passing also through the wedge-block D, and theslotted side of the gage and guide E, and being provided with a nut, F,by tightening which the gage and guide is firmly secured in its adjustedposition. To cut ashallow furrow, the gage is moved down, as shown inFig. 1 of the drawings, while to cut a furrow of still greatershallowness the wedgebloclr D is moved down, thereby protracting orextending the circle, as it were, and causing the gage to curve downstill farther, as will readily be understood by reference to thedrawings. To cut a deep furrow, the gage and, if necessary, thewedge-block are moved up in4 the manner just described in moving themdown. n

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and manner ofoperating myimproved plow gage and guide will readily I be understood withoutrequiring further explanation.

It will be seen that when the gage is once adjusted it becomes a guide,the plow having two or three points to rest upon, instead of one or two,as before, thereby materially increasing the ease with which it may behandled. i

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United Statesl.` As an improvement in plow gagesand guides, a gage and guide provided with a slotted convex bearingside, and a slotted wedgeblock having a concave side adapted to serve asa seat for the convex side of the gage and guide, as set forth,

2. The combination of the gage E, having a convex side provided with alongitudinal WILLIAM HENRY AMMONS.`

Witnesses:

J. W. G. SMITHY, W. J. MONTGOMERY.

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